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Tax UpdatesEmployee reimbursements for WFH
You may recall when Covid first hit our shores and we were forced into lockdown with everyone working from home (or at least those of us who were lucky enough to be able to). Inland Revenue (IR) released a number of determinations, reflective of the fact that employers were reimbursing their employees for the additional […]
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Offshore Suppliers and NZ GST
If you are a supplier of either goods or services to NZ based non-business consumers, then this article may be of interest to you. Like most taxing jurisdictions around the globe, NZ has a consumption based sales tax, known as GST (VAT equivalent in other countries), which has been in existence since 1986. Up until […]
Sit back and relax – attracting skilled talent to NZ
Packing up and moving to another country, will often involve multiple decisions needing to be made, some of which can have material consequences for you if you make the wrong choice. The process is often made harder, by the numerous emotions that will usually accompany the shift – leaving family and friends, new cultures and […]
Ring-Fencing Rental Losses
Presently, if you own a residential investment property, and it costs you more to operate for a particular income year, than the rental income you receive from your tenants, you make a rental loss which can then be offset against any other income you earn, thereby reducing the overall amount of tax you need to […]
Tax Changes Continue to Catch-Out Non-Residents
For many years, the New Zealand property market has been an attractive investment opportunity for foreign buyers, predominantly due to the fact that NZ does not have a capital gains tax regime. Consequently, a residential rental property, could be acquired by the non-resident, rented for a number of years, and sold for a gain upon […]
Richard's Tax Updates: December & January
Richard has had over 25 years’ experience with NZ taxation, and particularly enjoys dealing with land tax issues and the GST regime. He deals with clients of all types and sizes and provides tax opinions on the appropriate treatment of items of income and expenditure, assists clients with IRD risk reviews and audits and can […]